First Festival Solos for Violin 20 Easy Solos with Piano Accompaniments by Various Violin Solo - Sheet Music

SKU: CF.BF68

ISBN 9780825890567. UPC: 798408090562. 9 x 12 inches.

This is a new collection of solo pieces with piano accompanimentsfor use at festival-adjudicated events or in recitals. Thesesolos are written by two of the most popular composers ofmusic for students: Larry Clark and Sean O’Loughlin. The solosrange in difficulty from grades 1 to 2 and are progressivelyarranged in the book. There is a wide variety of musicalstyles from original compositions to beautiful arrangementsof folk songs and classical pieces. The included CD containsfull version recordings for the student to use as examples, aswell as piano-only recordings to use in practice. As an addedbonus, the piano accompaniments are on the CD as printablePDF files, so that the student can print the solo they need forthe accompanist. This collection of solos is destined to be onevery state contest/festival required music list.
An essential part of any good instrumental musicprogram is for the students to play a solo with pianoaccompaniment. Having students play in a smallchamber-music setting is a very beneficial exercisetoward improving the student’s overall musicianship.Many states have solo and ensemble festivals wherestudents can play for a judge and receive feedback ontheir performance. As part of the process of playing asolo with piano, students can improve many aspects oftheir playing such as tone quality, intonation, techniqueand ensemble skills. It helps them to overcome anyinhibitions about playing alone, which can only have apositive benefit for any student.These solos are different in that they have been composedor arranged with the ability level of the student in mind.We have called on our experience as music educators,composers, conductors and editors to put together axa0collection of solos that will be useful to the student formultiple years. We feel strongly that these solos areboth musically fresh and more indicative of the typesof contemporary music that the students will encounteras they develop into their later years in instrumentalmusic. It is our mission to help to improve the overallmusicianship of students. We took great care in makingsure that there is always a musical sophistication in allof these pieces, even though the technical demandsare somewhat limited. Playing with good phrasing isessential at every level, and it is a challenge that wehope all young musicians will strive to achieve. We areconfident that this collection of solos will lead you in theright direction.